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A06924 Summary:

BILL NO	A06924
SAME AS	SAME AS S05622
SPONSOR	Tannousis
COSPNSR	Brabenec
MLTSPNSR
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Relates to special powers of the authority; allows for paratransit eligible individuals who are at least eighty years old, to be required only to present correspondence from a licensed physician, dated within the preceding thirty days, indicating that the paratransit service is still necessary for the individual to make a single application for paratransit services; once approved, such individuals shall be exempt from all certification requirements.

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A06924 Actions:

BILL NO	A06924
04/13/2021	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
01/05/2022	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
05/03/2022	held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

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A06924 Committee Votes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:05/03/2022AYE/NAY:17/7  Action: Held for Consideration         
Paulin
Aye
Lemondes
Nay
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Nay
Galef
Aye
Friend
Nay
Quart
Aye
Lalor
Nay
Otis
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Rozic
Aye
Angelino
Nay
Kim
Aye
Jensen
Nay
Seawright
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Niou
Aye
Fall
Excused
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Zinerman
Aye
Tapia
Aye

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A06924 Floor Votes:

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A06924 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6924
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 13, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TANNOUSIS  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
        AN ACT to amend the public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  special
          powers of the metropolitan transportation authority
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
     3    15-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, paratransit eligible
     4  individuals who are at least eighty years old, shall be required only to
     5  present  correspondence  from  a  licensed  physician,  dated within the
     6  preceding thirty days, indicating that the paratransit service is  still
     7  necessary  for the individual to make a single application for paratran-
     8  sit services. Once approved, such individuals shall be exempt  from  all
     9  recertification requirements.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06473-01-1

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